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M00-20-7074 Rev. 005
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3.8
Automated Tank Gauge Console
A wireless modem is connected to the VSmart Module to provide wireless communication option between the
VSmart and the SiteSentinel® iSite
™. The wireless modem should ideally be placed in an area where there is
line-of-
sight to the Console. Another modem is then wired to the SiteSentinel® iSite™ Console’s RS-485 port.
The Wireless option will not communicate through metal buildings.
3.8.1
SiteSentinel®
iSite™ with VSmart Pole-Mounted Outside
Some installations will require an external antenna; refer to
FIT with Remote Antenna
on
page 15 for the VSmart and console antenna installation.